Ancient American art, 3500 BC-AD 1532
Subtitle: masterworks of the pre-Columbian era
By: texts, María Magdalena & Andrzej Antczak ... [et al.] ; captions, Stacy Goodman ; art comments, Gillett Griffin, Carlos Poveda ; photographs, Miguel Ángel Clemente ... [et al.].
Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Milan, Italy
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9788874395545
Subjects: Indian art; Antiquities; Pictorial works; History
Description: From ancient Valdivian figurines and vessels dating back to 3500 b.c. to Incan and Aztec objects created just before the Spanish explorers landed, this is a story of discovery that spans 50 centuries, stretches from southern Peru to northern Mexico, and is still ongoing. This expansive survey of pre-Columbian art includes images of gods, portraits of men and women, representations of animals and plants, and objects of pure abstraction. The beautifully photographed pieces?all from the Jimmy and Leonora Belilty collection?reveal the artists? mastery over their materials, as well as their workmanship and conceptual creativity.
Notes: Photo credits by artist cited on p. [392].

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Gillett Griffin; title: Remarks on the pre-Hispanic art of the Andes / Jean-François Bouchard; title: Pre-Columbian objects and their stories / Sagrario Berti; title: Ancient Mexico / Dorie Reents-Budet; title: The ancient Maya / Dorie Reents-Budet; title: Central America : southern Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama / Dorie Reents-Budet; title: Their world in clay : the art of pre-Hispanic Venezuela / María Magdalena Antczak & Andrzej Antczak; title: The high cultures of pre-Hispanic Colombia / Jean-François Bouchard; title: The anthropomorphic figures of pre-Hispanic Ecuador / Jean-François Bouchard; title: The central Andes / Jean-François Bouchard.